Banbanji (Cucumber And Chicken Breast Salad)

Banbanji（バンバンジー）

What kind of dish is Banbanji？？

Banbanji is a popular Chinese salad made with steamed chicken, tomatoes, and cucumber sticks topped with a rich sesame dressing.

バンバンジー is written in kanji as “棒棒鶏“. 棒 means ”stick” in English and 鶏 means ”chicken”. This dish is also sometimes written as Bang Bang Chicken or Bon Bon Chicken in English.

The combination of the spiciness of the chili bean sauce and the richness of the sesame will make you want to eat more. Leftover sauce can be used for salad , tofu, cold noodles, etc.

This salad is typically made with sasami, but if you can’t find it, use chicken breast instead.

What is sasami??

In Japan, one part of the chicken breast is called “sasami“.

Overseas, it is written as chicken breast fillet or chicken tenderloin.

Sasami has the most highest protein and lowest fat among chicken parts. It is the best food for body makeup.

Sasami tends to become dry when heated. Soaking sasami in sake before heating will give it a moist finish.

(Also, if you are going to boil sasami or use it in soup, coating it with potato starch will give it a unique, smooth texture and make it delicious.)

The tendon of sasami is a little tough, so it is better to remove it so as not to interfere with the fluffy texture.

It’s delicious to simply eat the grilled sasami with plums, wasabi, and salt. This is one of the most popular menu items at yakitori restaurants.

NUTRITION FUCTS : Banbanji (Cucumber And Chicken Breast Salad with Homemade Sesame Dressing)

TOTAL NUTRITION VALUE

• 327 carories
• Protein 29.3 g
• Total Fat 11.3 g
• Total Carbohydrate 19.7 g
• Sodium 2.5 g

INGREDIENTS : Banbanji (Cucumber And Chicken Breast Salad with Homemade Sesame Dressing) (3 SERVINGS)

• Sasami (2 pieces：100g)
  • White leek (one bundle)
  • Ginger (3g)
  • Sake (40g)
• ☆Soy sauce (15g)
• ☆Black vinegar (10g)
• ☆Sugar (3g)
• ☆Mirin (5g)
• ☆Ground sesame (3g)
• ☆Sesame oil (3g)
• ☆Grated garlic (1g)
• ☆Grated ginger (1g)
• ☆Chili bean sauce (1g)
• ★Sesame paste (10g)
• Cucumber (100g)
• Tomato (100g)

Banbanji (Cucumber And Chicken Breast Salad with Homemade Sesame Dressing) COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut the white leek at the border between the green and white parts.
2. Scrape off the skin of the ginger with a spoon and slice thinly with a knife.
3. Make several cuts in the sasami to prevent it from bursting when heated in the microwave.
4. Place the chicken fillets and the tops (green parts) of the white onions in a heat-resistant container.
5. Top with sliced ​​ginger.
6. Sprinkle with sake.
7. Cover with plastic wrap and heat at 600w for 3 minutes. White leek and ginger have the effect of eliminating the unpleasant odor of meat. Also, sprinkling sake on meat makes it softer and more tender, even if the meat tends to become dry.
8. Once the meat has cooled, roughly shred it with your fingers and remove any tendons.
9. Put soy sauce, black vinegar, sugar, mirin, ground sesame seeds, sesame oil, grated garlic, grated ginger, and chili bean paste into a heat-resistant dish. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and microwave for 1 minute
10. Add the sesame paste.
11. Mix well and chill in the refrigerator.
12. Slice the cucumber.
13. Then cut it into thin sticks.
14. Slice the tomatoes thinly.
15. Arranging the tomatoes and cucumbers.
16. Put the sasami on top.
17. Pour plenty of sauce on top

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